/**
* Email and URL obfuscation utilities
* Prevents automated scraping while keeping functionality
*/
/**
* Obfuscates an email address by encoding it
* @param email - The email address to obfuscate
* @returns Obfuscated email string that can be decoded by JavaScript
*/
export function obfuscateEmail(email: string): string {
// Simple base64 encoding (can be decoded by bots, but adds a layer)
// For better protection, use a custom encoding scheme
return Buffer.from(email).toString('base64');
}
/**
* Deobfuscates an email address
* @param obfuscated - The obfuscated email string
* @returns Original email address
*/
export function deobfuscateEmail(obfuscated: string): string {
try {
return Buffer.from(obfuscated, 'base64').toString('utf-8');
} catch {
return obfuscated; // Return as-is if decoding fails
}
}
/**
* Creates an obfuscated mailto link component
* @param email - The email address
* @param displayText - Text to display (optional, defaults to email)
* @returns HTML string with obfuscated email
*/
export function createObfuscatedMailto(email: string, displayText?: string): string {
const obfuscated = obfuscateEmail(email);
const text = displayText || email;
// Use data attributes and JavaScript to decode
return `${text}`;
}
/**
* Obfuscates a URL by encoding parts of it
* @param url - The URL to obfuscate
* @returns Obfuscated URL string
*/
export function obfuscateUrl(url: string): string {
// Encode the URL
return Buffer.from(url).toString('base64');
}
/**
* Creates an obfuscated link
* @param url - The URL
* @param displayText - Text to display
* @returns HTML string with obfuscated URL
*/
export function createObfuscatedLink(url: string, displayText: string): string {
const obfuscated = obfuscateUrl(url);
return `${displayText}`;
}
/**
* React component helper for obfuscated emails
* Note: This is a TypeScript utility file. For React components, create a separate .tsx file
* or use the HTML string functions instead.
*/